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1978 Wycombe by-election

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The 1978 Wycombe by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Hall. The Conservatives, which ran Ray Whitney, held on to the seat in the by-election with a significantly increased majority.

Result

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Wycombe, by-election April 1978[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Whitney 29,677 59.96 +13.63
Labour Trevor Fowler 14,109 28.51 −2.31
Liberal Harry Warschauer 3,665 7.41 −11.94
National Front Sylvia Jones 2,040 4.12 +0.62
Majority 15,568 31.46 +15.96
Turnout 49,491
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.